..Thus, it has been suggested that multi-level interventions that aim to influence healthy lifestyle behaviors at the community, school and family levels may prove more successful in the prevention of childhood obesity...

The effects of prosocial video games on prosocial behaviors: international evidence from correlational, longitudinal, and experimental studies

..Mediational pathways were found such that hostility mediated the relationship between violent video game exposure and outcomes. Results are interpreted within and support the framework of the General Aggression Model...

Parents' evaluation of media ratings a decade after the television ratings were introduced

..The 3 national studies reported here were designed to find out how satisfied parents are with media rating systems, how regularly they use them, and what types of information they ideally would like to have...

Well-child visits in the video age: pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for children's media use

..Pediatricians were also asked about how often they make media recommendations as part of anticipatory guidance during well-child visits, as well as the perceived efficacy of and barriers to making such recommendations...

Media ratings for movies, music, video games, and television: a review of the research and recommendations for improvements

..The dimensional approach evaluates video game effects in terms of amount, content, form, and mechanics, and appears to have many advantages for understanding and predicting the multiple types of effects demonstrated in the literature...

Combined influence of physical activity and screen time recommendations on childhood overweight

..To examine the combined influence of physical activity and screen time (television and video games) on the odds of being overweight and to evaluate the utility of current public policy recommendations...

Television and video game exposure and the development of attention problems

..Evidence-based pedometer guidelines have not been sufficiently validated in youth. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the utility of current pedometer-determined physical activity guidelines for youth...

..Anecdotal observations of young surgeons suggest that video game play contributes to performance excellence in laparoscopic surgery. Training benefits for surgeons who play video games should be quantifiable...